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Monday, 20 August 2007

'Orgasm - The Musical' - Edinburgh Fringe 2007

Yes, it's one of those shows you think you should see - the title is enough to sell you a ticket. What I enjoyed most about the show was the energy and enjoyment that this young cast showed. They obviously love theatre and wanted to create something that could be quite controversial and sexy, but I don’t think it works. The best bits about the show were the drag-queen – Dr Venice De Monte, who could carry the show on her own. The songs weren’t good enough, and sounded like something from Playschool. Good performance over-all, and obviously a cast that aren’t afraid of showing some flesh, which helps! Work on the script, get a good MD who creates memorable music and get him to perform live as opposed to the awful 80’s synth soundtrack. Few good moments such as the ‘Toys, toys, toys’ number and ‘Something’s wrong with my libido’, but you do need much stronger material to make this work better.

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Paul Griffiths

Paul Griffiths

Paul Griffiths

London based Director, Writer and Critic. Born in North Wales. Theatre Critic for the weekly National Paper of Wales between 2006-2015. Triple award winning stage writer. He has also written for TV - mainly S4C (Channel 4 Wales) and BBC Radio. A regular contributor on BBC Radio Wales and S4C.